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people in newtown are beautiful people. i think it's -- i think the way people are just bonding together, it says a lot about this community, just this part of the country. >> reporter: thank you. there are people here that are hanging japanese birds over here that they said that they'd had during their wedding. 1,000 wishes, they say, for everyone involved in this. other folks coming really from all around the area just to pay their respects and to offer comfort to each other here as we listen to this band and we finish up the memorial here. this one is temporary, but i'm sure a permanent one will be erected, but this one will have to offer comfort for the time being. wolf blitzer, moving ceremony by the president, very touching moment really here in newtown in the square where people are just paying their respects and loving each other. >> as they should right now. i think the whole country has been moved by what we have just seen and will reflect on what we have just seen as well. i was especially moved at the end when t
people in newtown are beautiful people. i think it's -- i think the way people are just bonding together, it says a lot about this community, just this part of the country. >> reporter: thank you. there are people here that are hanging japanese birds over here that they said that they'd had during their wedding. 1,000 wishes, they say, for everyone involved in this. other folks coming really from all around the area just to pay their respects and to offer comfort to each other here as we...
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that is the latest live from newtown, connecticut this morning. patti ann, back to you. >>> thank you. >> it's a tremendous challenge for school officials, because school campuses are not designed to be fortresses to be defended. they are places of learning. if you have a armed person tint on getting on to the campus they will use whatever means necessary. this is not an uncommon situation where they defeat some of the best systems that are in place. >>> that was ronald stevens the director of the national school safety center outlining some of the challenges that schools face keeping children safe. this as we learn that sandy hook element tre school installed new security measures that can protect and defend against such a horrific act of violence. can you, that is the question parents are asking. steven rogers joins us now. thank you for joining us. >> you are welcome. >> schools are not fortresses to be defended. here's not what they are supposed to be. this school hasandy hook have taken all of the precautions they needed to. >> nothing could
that is the latest live from newtown, connecticut this morning. patti ann, back to you. >>> thank you. >> it's a tremendous challenge for school officials, because school campuses are not designed to be fortresses to be defended. they are places of learning. if you have a armed person tint on getting on to the campus they will use whatever means necessary. this is not an uncommon situation where they defeat some of the best systems that are in place. >>> that was ronald...
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two of the children killed in newtown, connecticut, on friday have been laid to rest. mourners leaving the service for six-year-old noah pozner were told to keep his memory in their hearts, but hearts are strained to breaking by the senseless loss. at makeshift memorials, parents held their children and tried to comprehend 20 first graders murdered at sandy hook elementary school along with the six staff members who tried to save them. tonight we know more about how it happened and we have a team of correspondents on this tragedy. first we'll go to jim axelrod. >> reporter: at 1:00 this afternoon, the first two funerals began: one in newtown, the other 25 miles away. this woman spoke for many. >> you shouldn't be at a six-year-old's funeral. i mean, it's a devastating event and it's heart breaking and it keeps getting more heart breaking. >> reporter: six-year-old noah pozner was eulogized as a kind, caring, slightly mischef vous boy who'd been looking forward to a buddy's birthday party on saturday. six-year-old jack pinto was described as all boy at his funeral. a hu
two of the children killed in newtown, connecticut, on friday have been laid to rest. mourners leaving the service for six-year-old noah pozner were told to keep his memory in their hearts, but hearts are strained to breaking by the senseless loss. at makeshift memorials, parents held their children and tried to comprehend 20 first graders murdered at sandy hook elementary school along with the six staff members who tried to save them. tonight we know more about how it happened and we have a...
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see the church here, the methodist church of newtown. all across opportunitown, livi l memorials springing up. good morning, america. i'm here with josh, amy, and lara here in sandy hook. elizabeth in new york. we can feel the anger and fear rippling across the country. the president saying, america has to change, we have to change. so many parents, teachers, citizens asking, what can be done? what can be done to stop this mindless violence we have seen too much of in america in recent years? we'll examine those questions all week long all across the abc news programs. as we search for solutions. >>> this morning, parents wondering, what can we do today? are my children safe when i send them to school? security beefed up across the country as kids head back to school at this moment. >>> and we're going celebrate the hero principal. she put her students first, sacrificed her own life. we'll hear from her family in an abc news exclusive. >> as all those children around the country are going back the school this monday morning, we're going
see the church here, the methodist church of newtown. all across opportunitown, livi l memorials springing up. good morning, america. i'm here with josh, amy, and lara here in sandy hook. elizabeth in new york. we can feel the anger and fear rippling across the country. the president saying, america has to change, we have to change. so many parents, teachers, citizens asking, what can be done? what can be done to stop this mindless violence we have seen too much of in america in recent years?...
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let's go to fox's an taw kooiman in saint rose church in newtown. >> as the nation search they had quite a scare as law enforcement rushed into their buildings and other places on campus today. >> new found police and a soaks person say a call came in where a man threatened to kill people in a church. everything is okay. but not before an evacuation. >> the past interrupted people left very calmly and great digni dignity. we pray there will be mow more on this campus today. the funerals will be held later in the week and the priests are repairing for it and still working with families. warning was there a fellow neighbor disheartened. this is already the tough date for the community. as the medical examiner 12 girls 8 boys an 6 adults occurred. they lost many of the playmates and favorite teachers. third grader ali carries around a picture of her teacher victoria soto. >> my favorite first grade teacher. >> they have no way to help the victim's families except they are safe and prayer. church officials locked up the sanctuary saying the priests have a lot to prepare for. 8 of the 26 vict
let's go to fox's an taw kooiman in saint rose church in newtown. >> as the nation search they had quite a scare as law enforcement rushed into their buildings and other places on campus today. >> new found police and a soaks person say a call came in where a man threatened to kill people in a church. everything is okay. but not before an evacuation. >> the past interrupted people left very calmly and great digni dignity. we pray there will be mow more on this campus today....
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in newtown, i'm randall pinkon. back you to. >> thank you for that report. >>> we're learning the mother of a georgetown university student here in washington was one of the newtown shooting victims. katie sherlach was the school psychologist, one of the heroes. >>> the newtown school shooting has spark add new push for gun control. new york mayor michael bloomberg joined with dozens of families affected by gun violence today. they announced a campaign to press lawmakers to come up with a plan to reduce the number of guns on the streets. they are calling for tougher gun laws, including restrictions on the type of assault weapon used in the newtown tragedy. but the executive director of gun owners of america thinks principals and teachers should carry guns to prevent more tragedies like nowtown. >> there are members of congress that would like to see the school zone gun ban done away w. i think that's en-- away with. i think that's encouraging. >> pro-guns -- [indiscernible] so work on what he called a reasonable app
in newtown, i'm randall pinkon. back you to. >> thank you for that report. >>> we're learning the mother of a georgetown university student here in washington was one of the newtown shooting victims. katie sherlach was the school psychologist, one of the heroes. >>> the newtown school shooting has spark add new push for gun control. new york mayor michael bloomberg joined with dozens of families affected by gun violence today. they announced a campaign to press lawmakers...
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rick leventhal in newtown. thank you. jenna: we know so many of you in your own communities are discussing this terrible event, and across the country in arizona those who survived the mass shooting at gabrielle giffords' in tucson two years ago came together yesterday to pray for the newtown victims. congressman ron barber who worked forgive fords and was injured that day led the candlelight vigil. he was joined by his young grandchildren on stage. they are the same age as the children who lost their lives in connecticut. congresswoman giffords was holding an event in that safe way parking lot where a lone gunman shot her, sprayed the parking lot with bullets and killed six people, including a little girl. congresswoman giffords survived and continues to make progress. the killer was initially declared incompetent to stand trial. in august he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison. jon: the national football league also pausing to remember the school shooting victims. the new york giants played their game in
rick leventhal in newtown. thank you. jenna: we know so many of you in your own communities are discussing this terrible event, and across the country in arizona those who survived the mass shooting at gabrielle giffords' in tucson two years ago came together yesterday to pray for the newtown victims. congressman ron barber who worked forgive fords and was injured that day led the candlelight vigil. he was joined by his young grandchildren on stage. they are the same age as the children who...
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now back to newtown, connecticut. hey, brooke. >> john berman, thanks so much. >>> just into us, senator dianne feinstein talking to cnn, poignant statement here, pointed about gun control specifically as she's talking there to dana bash. she is pushing for a ban on assault weapons. we will share with you what she just revealed. also, don lemon, he joins me on his conversation with friends of the gunman's mother. that's next. it's hard to see opportunity in today's challenging environment. unless you have the right perspective. bny mellon wealth management has the vision and experience to look beyond the obvious. we'll uncover opportunities, find hidden risk, and make success a reality. bny mellon wealth management trying to find a better job can likbe frustrating.gs, so at university of phoenix we're working with a growing list of almost two thousand corporate partners - companies like microsoft, american red cross and adobe - to create options for you. not only that, we're using what we learn from these partners to
now back to newtown, connecticut. hey, brooke. >> john berman, thanks so much. >>> just into us, senator dianne feinstein talking to cnn, poignant statement here, pointed about gun control specifically as she's talking there to dana bash. she is pushing for a ban on assault weapons. we will share with you what she just revealed. also, don lemon, he joins me on his conversation with friends of the gunman's mother. that's next. it's hard to see opportunity in today's challenging...
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this is how newtown will be remembered. and with time and god's grace, that love will see you through. but we as a nation, we are left with hard questions. someone once described the joy and anxiety of parenthood as the equivalent of having your heart outside of your body all the time. walking around with their very first cry, this most precious, vital part of ourselves, our child, is suddenly exposed to the world, to possible mishap or malice. and every parent knows there's nothing we will not do to shield our children from harm. and yet we also know that with that child's very first step and each step after that, they're separating from us. that we won't -- that we can't always be there for them. they'll suffer sickness and setbacks and broken hearts. and disappointments. and we learned that our most important job is to give them what they need to become self-reliant and capable and resilient, ready to face the world without fear. and we know we can't do this by ourselves. it comes as a shock at a certain point when you r
this is how newtown will be remembered. and with time and god's grace, that love will see you through. but we as a nation, we are left with hard questions. someone once described the joy and anxiety of parenthood as the equivalent of having your heart outside of your body all the time. walking around with their very first cry, this most precious, vital part of ourselves, our child, is suddenly exposed to the world, to possible mishap or malice. and every parent knows there's nothing we will not...
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>> an interfaith prayer vigil wrapped up in newtown, connecticut just over an hour ago. that's the location where 20 children and 6 adults were killed in an elementary school shooting. more than 2000 people packed the high school to hear president obama offer words of comfort and condolences on behalf of the entire country. tory dunnan is live in newtown, connecticut. prayers >> the lord is my shepard. i shall not want >>reporter: and 26 candles.for the 26 lives lost. in newtown, connecticut sunday night, more than two thousand people gathered to grieve and to mourn. after meeting with the families of those gunned down inside sandy hook elementary school, president obama tried to offer comfort in the aftermath of an unthinkable ahoy crime. >> oi am very mindful that mere words cannot match the depths of your sorrow or can heal your wounded hearts, i can only hope it helps that you know you are not alone in your grief >>reporter: outside the high school and around newtown, there are memorials. candles, teddy bears and momentos left by people who traveled many >> to let ev
>> an interfaith prayer vigil wrapped up in newtown, connecticut just over an hour ago. that's the location where 20 children and 6 adults were killed in an elementary school shooting. more than 2000 people packed the high school to hear president obama offer words of comfort and condolences on behalf of the entire country. tory dunnan is live in newtown, connecticut. prayers >> the lord is my shepard. i shall not want >>reporter: and 26 candles.for the 26 lives lost. in...
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we have new video from the growing memorials in newtown. the first funeral services were scheduled to start about an hour ago. two 6-year-old boys laid to rest after a crime the president says reminds just how precious and fragile, look at those faces a parent's relationship with their child can be. >> there is only one thing we can be sure of. and that is the love that we have. for our children, for our families, for each other. the warmth of a small child's embrace. that is true. the memories we have of them, the joy that they bring, the wonder we see through their eyes. that fierce and boundless love we feel for them. a love that takes us out of ourselves and bind us to something larger. we know that's what matters. we know we're always doing right when we're taking care of them. when we're teaching them well. when we're showing acts of kindness. we don't go wrong with they do that. megyn: every parent can relate to those words. i mean every parent held their child a little tighter this weekend. and was reminded to just treasury the love
we have new video from the growing memorials in newtown. the first funeral services were scheduled to start about an hour ago. two 6-year-old boys laid to rest after a crime the president says reminds just how precious and fragile, look at those faces a parent's relationship with their child can be. >> there is only one thing we can be sure of. and that is the love that we have. for our children, for our families, for each other. the warmth of a small child's embrace. that is true. the...
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we are newtown a special and caring place. >>> a the memorial continues to grow in newtown a city leader says her connecticut town is defined by acts of courage and by continuing commitment to its children. 20 young lives were lost on friday. all of them six or 7 years old. and at a vigil tonight at newtown, president obama talked about the innocent little boys and girls taken away too soon. our coverage continues with jennifer davis. she is live with the president's comforting words as well as new information on what prevented everyone more deaths on friday. jennifer. >> reporter: hi there, heather. the consoler in chief as he really was this evening spoke across the street at the high school behind me. perhaps the most emotional time during his address is as he read the names of every single young child who was murdered on friday. as he did you could hear children in the audience crying and adults just sobbing. it was certainly an indicative of just how deep the grief is in this town. the president told folks here in evening the country is not doing enough to protect the country's chil
we are newtown a special and caring place. >>> a the memorial continues to grow in newtown a city leader says her connecticut town is defined by acts of courage and by continuing commitment to its children. 20 young lives were lost on friday. all of them six or 7 years old. and at a vigil tonight at newtown, president obama talked about the innocent little boys and girls taken away too soon. our coverage continues with jennifer davis. she is live with the president's comforting words...
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this is how newtown will be remembered. and with time and god's grace, that love will see you through. but we as a nation, we are left with some hard questions. you know, someone once described the joy and anxiety of parenthood as the equivalent of having your heart outside of your body all the time. walking around. with their very first cry, this most precious, vital part of ourselves, our child, is suddenly exposed to the world, possible mishap or malice. every parent knows there's nothing we will not do to shield our children from harm. and yet we also know that with that child's very first step and each step after that, they're separating from us. that we won't, that we can't always be there for them. they'll suffer sickness and setbacks and broken hearts and disappointments. and we learn that our most important job is to give them what they need to become self-reliant and capable and resilient, ready to face the world without fear. and we know we can't do this by ourselves. it comes as a shock at a certain point where
this is how newtown will be remembered. and with time and god's grace, that love will see you through. but we as a nation, we are left with some hard questions. you know, someone once described the joy and anxiety of parenthood as the equivalent of having your heart outside of your body all the time. walking around. with their very first cry, this most precious, vital part of ourselves, our child, is suddenly exposed to the world, possible mishap or malice. every parent knows there's nothing we...
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. >> he joins us live from newtown where the grieving will take a more private turn later today. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: sunny and rob, good morning to you. today is going to be another tough day for this heartbroken community. funerals will begin today and tomorrow. for some of the victims. and last night's prayer vigil, visited by president obama, is something that this community and the country will not soon forget. >> olivia. josephine. >> reporter: the more than 900 mourners who packed newtown high school heard an emotional president obama admit the country has failed them. >> since i have been president this is the fourth time we have come together to comfort a grieving community torn apart by mass shootings. >> reporter: he said he'll use the power of the presidency to stop tragedies like the massacre of 26 children and adults at sandy hook elementary school. >> these tragedies must end. to end them, we must change. >> reporter: outside the vigil where president obama spoke, an emotional reaction from a shattered community to the president's visit. >> it was ver
. >> he joins us live from newtown where the grieving will take a more private turn later today. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: sunny and rob, good morning to you. today is going to be another tough day for this heartbroken community. funerals will begin today and tomorrow. for some of the victims. and last night's prayer vigil, visited by president obama, is something that this community and the country will not soon forget. >> olivia. josephine. >> reporter: the...
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so how is the mood in newtown? >> reporter: clearly here, the holidays have really just changed remarkably. if you go into town, not too far from where we're standing, you'll see candles, you'll see people coming out. it's a gigantic memorial this town seems to be turning into. kind of a beautiful thing to watch a community come together during a difficult time. >> and mark, i think everyone has had an emotional reaction to this, including the president. very was emotional during that news conference on friday, we saw some emotion during his speech last night. he said he's going to fight now to make some kind of political change in light of what's happened here. any sense of when that's coming or what those changes may be? >> reporter: well, he's talking about he really wants to engage the nation in an ongoing dialogue. not a lot of details in exactly what he's going to be doing. but if you listen to all of the politicians that have been talking, first on the sunday morning shows over the weekend, it seems everyone
so how is the mood in newtown? >> reporter: clearly here, the holidays have really just changed remarkably. if you go into town, not too far from where we're standing, you'll see candles, you'll see people coming out. it's a gigantic memorial this town seems to be turning into. kind of a beautiful thing to watch a community come together during a difficult time. >> and mark, i think everyone has had an emotional reaction to this, including the president. very was emotional during...
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we begin this afternoon as the first of many funerals are held in newtown, connecticut. the beginning of what will prove to be a parade of ceremonies laying to rest beautiful young children and their dedicated young teachers who became the victims of a senseless and unspeakable act of violence. children like 6-year-old noah pozner, smart as a whip, gentle but rambunctious, mourned by his twin sister ariel who was in a different classroom and survived. jack pinto, also 6, loved skiing, baseball, and football and was a big fan of the new york giants, especially victor cruz. the star receiver wore the boy's name on his cleats and gloves in tribute during the giants game sunday night. as a nation grapples with how and why these many young lives were cut brutally short, it fell to the president in newtown last night to face the impossible task of consoling a town that lay in emotional ruins. >> i can only hope it helps for you to know that the you're not alone in your grief. that our world, too, has been torn apart. that all across this land of ours, we have wept with you. we
we begin this afternoon as the first of many funerals are held in newtown, connecticut. the beginning of what will prove to be a parade of ceremonies laying to rest beautiful young children and their dedicated young teachers who became the victims of a senseless and unspeakable act of violence. children like 6-year-old noah pozner, smart as a whip, gentle but rambunctious, mourned by his twin sister ariel who was in a different classroom and survived. jack pinto, also 6, loved skiing, baseball,...
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away tears offered his consolation and prayers last night at a vigil for the victims of the tragedy in newtown, connecticut. >> all across this land of ours we have wept with you. we've pulled our children tight. >> today funerals will be held for two of the children that died in the shooting as their community continues to search for answers. one of the teachers at sandy hook described the difficulties in moving forward in the wake of a tragedy. >> it seems as though the expression i'll take this one day at a time it becomes i'll take this one minute at a time. >> across the country americans who had never before heard of newtown, connecticut, are grieving for those who are lost. yesterday american sports heroes made the town their own. the new york giants wore the school's initials on their helmets. the new england patriots sent up 26 flares to honor the victims, and the players on the miami heat hugged their own children during a moment of silence. after tucson, fort hood, aurora, and oak creek, it is newtown that may end up being the inflexion point for measurable change. president obama s
away tears offered his consolation and prayers last night at a vigil for the victims of the tragedy in newtown, connecticut. >> all across this land of ours we have wept with you. we've pulled our children tight. >> today funerals will be held for two of the children that died in the shooting as their community continues to search for answers. one of the teachers at sandy hook described the difficulties in moving forward in the wake of a tragedy. >> it seems as though the...
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happy valley, oregon, on tuesday, a mall shooting, and then, of course, newtown on friday. that all happened -- >> two policemen in kansas. >> in one week. in one week. >> we should have a conversation about mental health and how we help people who are clearly at a breaking point, and we can have a conversation about violence in the media, but the commonality of all the events you just described is guns and in many cases illegal guns, and so the conversation that i think americans really want to have right now is what we do to reduce the amount of illegal gun violence in this country. we've done it in new york. this is the safest big city in the country. there are other large cities that are making real inroads against gun violence, but at the local level mayors and governors can't do it without leadership at the federal level, and, again, the passion and the comforting words from the president, they're important, but they're not nearly as important as the kind of leadership that he and congressman larson, his colleagues in congress, need to demonstrate now to get something
happy valley, oregon, on tuesday, a mall shooting, and then, of course, newtown on friday. that all happened -- >> two policemen in kansas. >> in one week. in one week. >> we should have a conversation about mental health and how we help people who are clearly at a breaking point, and we can have a conversation about violence in the media, but the commonality of all the events you just described is guns and in many cases illegal guns, and so the conversation that i think...
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that includes newtown. he sat next to the president at last night's vigil. sir, thank you for joining me. as we speak, we are going to be scrolling the names of victims that we know who are going to be buried this week, as we talked about today we have two of the youngest victims that are going to be laid to rest. but the hartford courant listed the obituaries of the victims and we know those start today. you attended this vigil and so many of us watched last night. you met with some of these families. so talk to us about where these families are in their healing process, how they are coping as they prepare to say good-bye. >> well, thomas, it's impossible to explain. as a father of three kids myself, i can't imagine the grief they're feeling. i will say, though, that having the president in newtown last night was a very important step in our healing process. i saw not just a president last night, but a father, and someone really hurt to his core and his presence there last night i think meeting with the fa
that includes newtown. he sat next to the president at last night's vigil. sir, thank you for joining me. as we speak, we are going to be scrolling the names of victims that we know who are going to be buried this week, as we talked about today we have two of the youngest victims that are going to be laid to rest. but the hartford courant listed the obituaries of the victims and we know those start today. you attended this vigil and so many of us watched last night. you met with some of these...
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gun violence in the newtown massacre after headlines. egyptian voters headed to the polls on saturday in a referendum on a controversial draft constitution. according to unofficial preliminary results, the document passed the first round with 57% of the vote with the turnout of just 31%. a second round scheduled for this saturday in remaining areas. a coalition of human rights groups has called for revoked citing thousands of complaints of violations at the polls including a lack of full judicial supervision. at a news conference, the opposition national salvation front accused authorities of rigging the outcome. >> [indiscernible] >> we will have more from egypt with sharif abdel kouddous later in the broadcast. at least 25 people have reportedly been killed in the latest syrian government bombing of a palestinian refugee camp in damascus. the attack on the district comes amidst fears the syrian military is preparing a full on ground assault to displace rebels from their positions. during a visit to neighboring lebanon, the u.n. high co
gun violence in the newtown massacre after headlines. egyptian voters headed to the polls on saturday in a referendum on a controversial draft constitution. according to unofficial preliminary results, the document passed the first round with 57% of the vote with the turnout of just 31%. a second round scheduled for this saturday in remaining areas. a coalition of human rights groups has called for revoked citing thousands of complaints of violations at the polls including a lack of full...
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newtown is now the nation's heartache. it is our open wound. a whole so large that we're not sure god can fill it. something to hope for. his hope is, everyone's hope, as wez bring you some moments from tonight's vigil, starting with first responders coming into the auditorium to a round of applau applause. [ applause ] ♪ >> we gather here in memory of 20 beautiful children and 6 remarkable adults. they lost their lives in a school. it could have been any school. in a quiet town full of good and decent people. that could be any town in america. here in newtown, i come to offer the love and prayers of a nation. i am very mindful that mere words cannot match the depths of your sorrow. nor can they heal your wounded hearts. i can only hope it helps for you to know that you're not alone in your grief that our world too has been torn apart. that all across this land of ours, we have wept with you. we've pulled our children tight. and you must know that whatever measure of comfort we can provide, we will provide. >> with me now are two clergy membe
newtown is now the nation's heartache. it is our open wound. a whole so large that we're not sure god can fill it. something to hope for. his hope is, everyone's hope, as wez bring you some moments from tonight's vigil, starting with first responders coming into the auditorium to a round of applau applause. [ applause ] ♪ >> we gather here in memory of 20 beautiful children and 6 remarkable adults. they lost their lives in a school. it could have been any school. in a quiet town full of...
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we have pulled our children tight. >> nbc's craig melvin joins us live from newtown. craig, there were 800 people in the high school gymnasium. many others outside and many more gathered to say good-bye to no yeah and jack in the services planned for tuesday for at least four other children. >> reporter: tamron, that's right. you mentioned no yeah posner. that funeral at 1:00 today. jack pointo, that funeral set for today. no yeah posner's twin sister survived. we're told jack was a huge new york giants, specifically of victor cruz. yesterday, cruz, the giants star receiver, he had his name on his gloves, he had his name on the cleats, as well and talk that jack pinto might be buried in the number 80 jersey. meanwhile, this morning, moving trucks were there at the elementary school. a number of moving trucks and we're told they're there to remove the furn which you are and some of the other belongings inside the school and take it from sandy elementary school to chalk hill middle which is a middle school in a nearby town here in connecticut that's vacant. officials ar
we have pulled our children tight. >> nbc's craig melvin joins us live from newtown. craig, there were 800 people in the high school gymnasium. many others outside and many more gathered to say good-bye to no yeah and jack in the services planned for tuesday for at least four other children. >> reporter: tamron, that's right. you mentioned no yeah posner. that funeral at 1:00 today. jack pointo, that funeral set for today. no yeah posner's twin sister survived. we're told jack was a...
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. >> president paid tribute to victims in newtown, connecticut. he joined religious leaders and mourners at a prayer vigil. he stresseded need for everyone to come together in an effort to stop horrific tragedies such as friday's shootings. >> since i've been president this the fourth time we have come together to comfort a grieving community torn apart by mass shootings. >> more than 900 people packed into newtown high school for an emotional service. they came to remember loved ones lost and left with the message those that died may help lead america to become better and safer for others. >> these tragedies must end. to end them we must change. in coming weeks i'll use whatever power this office holds in an effort aimed at preventing more tragedies like this. >> the entire community of newtown has transformed into one giant memorial with flowers, teddy bears and candles now piling up at a continuous pace seemingly everywhere here. >> there is no way you can be living and this doesn't affect you. >> they are trying to find out what prompted adam
. >> president paid tribute to victims in newtown, connecticut. he joined religious leaders and mourners at a prayer vigil. he stresseded need for everyone to come together in an effort to stop horrific tragedies such as friday's shootings. >> since i've been president this the fourth time we have come together to comfort a grieving community torn apart by mass shootings. >> more than 900 people packed into newtown high school for an emotional service. they came to remember...
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i received a call at our office that a shooting had taken place at a school near newtown. once we understood at least a portion of what had happened, got in the car and proceeded down to newtown from hartford. and then, you know, hours went by. and ultimately had to break it to the families, about 20 of the families represented in the room at the fire house that their loved one was not going to be joined with them. and that obviously was a tough moment for me. and i think for everyone. and, by the way, i shouldn't even say that. so much tougher for people who lost a wife or a child. but it was -- it's been a couple of tough days. >> what do you know now as we talk to pete williams about the investigation? do you have any more information that you're yet getting from your investigators that would explain why he targeted this school, why he went on this rampage at all? >> you know, as i think was stated, he had a relationship to the school. had attended there. at least that's what i'm led to believe. but beyond that, no, we really don't know a whole lot. this is a very deepl
i received a call at our office that a shooting had taken place at a school near newtown. once we understood at least a portion of what had happened, got in the car and proceeded down to newtown from hartford. and then, you know, hours went by. and ultimately had to break it to the families, about 20 of the families represented in the room at the fire house that their loved one was not going to be joined with them. and that obviously was a tough moment for me. and i think for everyone. and, by...
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nbc's danielle leigh joins us from newtown. how important was it for them to hear directly from the president? >> reporter: bill, good morning. people are finding comfort in the president's promise to do something to prevent future mass shootings. the country and really the whole world is behind them right now. unfortunately it does limit to replace their sadness. as this community prepares to lay to rest two of their youngest victims. for this community they're just struggling to cope with this unimaginable crime, we're just about a week away from the christmas holiday and i was speaking a man who lost a loved one at a memorial yesterday, he said that he can't celebrate this year. for many of them, the reality is just starting to sink in. the schools are here closed. as early as tomorrow, students who didn't attend sandy hook elementary school will go back to school. reporting live in newtown, connecticut, i'm danielle leigh. bill back to you. >>> mike, this morning for the first time i tried to look at the pictures of those b
nbc's danielle leigh joins us from newtown. how important was it for them to hear directly from the president? >> reporter: bill, good morning. people are finding comfort in the president's promise to do something to prevent future mass shootings. the country and really the whole world is behind them right now. unfortunately it does limit to replace their sadness. as this community prepares to lay to rest two of their youngest victims. for this community they're just struggling to cope...
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i have been in newtown many times. it is the one town of all of the towns in connecticut i never would have expected it to happen. they call it the safest town in america i think 6th or 7th state. it does take the innocence away from all of it. this was not a city with urban problems or the rest of it. this is an idealic little town. image it's not that big a town. just image christmas. it is very, very difficult. >> -- survivor's guilt is huge. >> we are up against a break here. we are going to talk about other facets of the story. one thing that is important to note. we protect -- think about every sipping el bank you have ever been to. tell me one time you see a bank where it is not guarded with someone with or without a gun somebody who knows what they are doing. you show me a bank without a guard i will show you the bank that is not going to get r-- i show you the bank that will get robbed. put someone who knows how to handle himself and a weapon at the door of any school in america. if we can do it for banks we c
i have been in newtown many times. it is the one town of all of the towns in connecticut i never would have expected it to happen. they call it the safest town in america i think 6th or 7th state. it does take the innocence away from all of it. this was not a city with urban problems or the rest of it. this is an idealic little town. image it's not that big a town. just image christmas. it is very, very difficult. >> -- survivor's guilt is huge. >> we are up against a break here. we...
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>> newtown connecticut. i heard that over the weekend. >> stephanie: christof, do we have the courage to stop this in "the new york times" yesterday. one of the best pieces i saw in the harrowing aftermath of the shooting in connecticut one thought wells in my mind. why can't we regulate guns as seriously as we do cars. the fundamental reason is not because we have lunatics or criminals, all countries have them. but that we all suffer from a political failure to regulate guns. children age 5 to 14 in america are 13 times as likely to be murdered with guns as children in other industrialized countries. seriously, is that -- i get it. oh, we have more freedom. is that the price you want to pay your kids? >> we don't allow blind people to drive. we shouldn't allow mentally ill people to have assault weapons. >> stephanie: let's treat firearms rationally as the center of a public health crisis that claims one life every 20 minutes. the united states isn't going to ban guns but we can take steps to reduce the car
>> newtown connecticut. i heard that over the weekend. >> stephanie: christof, do we have the courage to stop this in "the new york times" yesterday. one of the best pieces i saw in the harrowing aftermath of the shooting in connecticut one thought wells in my mind. why can't we regulate guns as seriously as we do cars. the fundamental reason is not because we have lunatics or criminals, all countries have them. but that we all suffer from a political failure to regulate...
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this is how newtown will be remembered. and with time and god's grace, that love will see you through. >> reporter: the president also met with victims' family members at a vigil to remember the lives lost in friday's tragedy. today, the first of many funerals. being laid to rest this afternoon, 6-year-old noah pozner. he has a twin sister, who family members say doesn't know the exact way her brother died. also being laid to rest, jack pinto. he's a big giants fan. cruz wrote a tribute to jack pinto on his cleats, saying jack pinto, my hero. >> this is hard to talk about. the whole concept of returning to school. i know there's a plan for sandy hook kids to return to school. what are they? >> right now, all schools here in newtown will be closed today, so that staff can talk to experts to see how best to talk to their students, to handle the aftermath of friday's shooting. tomorrow, school will resume, except for sandy hook elementary. they are talking to schools in a neighboring town to see if students can be accommodated
this is how newtown will be remembered. and with time and god's grace, that love will see you through. >> reporter: the president also met with victims' family members at a vigil to remember the lives lost in friday's tragedy. today, the first of many funerals. being laid to rest this afternoon, 6-year-old noah pozner. he has a twin sister, who family members say doesn't know the exact way her brother died. also being laid to rest, jack pinto. he's a big giants fan. cruz wrote a tribute...
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. >> reporter: newtown united is calling for better gun control. it plans to send a delegation to washington on tuesday. >> we have the benefit and the miss fortune of being on -- misfortune of being on the national stage right now. this is a real opportunity for us to make a statement. >> reporter: schools will reopen tuesday but sandy hook elementary will be closed till further notice. >> one of the victims in the newtown shooting spree has a daughter that attends georgetown university. katie sherlach is a ph.d. candidate in chemistry. her mom was the school psychologist at sandy hook elementary and one of the heroes who tried to stop the gunman. they have lunched a fund raising campaign with the goal of collecting at least $5,000 for the sherlach family. >>> advocates for gun control are hoping that the actions of newtown is enough to spark debate. >> reporter: i'm kristin fish other capitol hill where today about 200 people marched to the nra headquarters with this message. >> let's stop all the assault weapons. >> i'm here because i'm tired of
. >> reporter: newtown united is calling for better gun control. it plans to send a delegation to washington on tuesday. >> we have the benefit and the miss fortune of being on -- misfortune of being on the national stage right now. this is a real opportunity for us to make a statement. >> reporter: schools will reopen tuesday but sandy hook elementary will be closed till further notice. >> one of the victims in the newtown shooting spree has a daughter that attends...
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first, a report from newtown. hari sreenivasan is there. sreenivasan: the signs of grief mingled with hope are at almost every turn in newtown connecticut from the makeshift memorials with angells and candles to the flags at half staff to the small new england main streets packed with satellite trucks beaming back the news to the far corners of the earth. they're all gathered to tell stories of the smallest victims and the heroes who saved many more. heroes like principal dawn hochsprung >> this is her dancing in a... suarez: lillian bitman helped hire hochsprung. she ran the school newspaper for 13 years, but her ties to the school were tragedy struck run far deeper. her three children attended sandy hook elementary >> for me personally because i've been so involved with the school for so long, it is my heart. i just felt like he had come into my home and done this. this is how i felt. then i started to panic about all the teachers i know there >> suarez: teachers hike vicki soto who died shielding her first grade students with her own bod
first, a report from newtown. hari sreenivasan is there. sreenivasan: the signs of grief mingled with hope are at almost every turn in newtown connecticut from the makeshift memorials with angells and candles to the flags at half staff to the small new england main streets packed with satellite trucks beaming back the news to the far corners of the earth. they're all gathered to tell stories of the smallest victims and the heroes who saved many more. heroes like principal dawn hochsprung...
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she suspect the day speaking with residents of newtown. anne, thank you for coming over. >> reporter: hi, chris. >> i have been describing the mood here as a heaviness. there is a feeling here that is so profoundly deeply sad. it's almost hard to put into words. >> reporter: you know, i was talking with one resident tonight and she said, we're just numb. we don't know what to feel. and i was -- i talked to another woman today who said she said merry christmas for the first time since this happened today and she said her first reaction was guilt. how can i say merry christmas when 20 children between the ages of 6 and 7 were gunned down? and i think that's what they are struggling with here. and they're also struggling with the idea that this is -- people moved here because it's an idyllic community, if you will. >> it's beautiful. >> reporter: it is gorgeous. absolutely beautiful. they moved here because of the quality of life. there's lots of space. the schools are very, very good. they wanted to be out of the hustle and bustle of the cit
she suspect the day speaking with residents of newtown. anne, thank you for coming over. >> reporter: hi, chris. >> i have been describing the mood here as a heaviness. there is a feeling here that is so profoundly deeply sad. it's almost hard to put into words. >> reporter: you know, i was talking with one resident tonight and she said, we're just numb. we don't know what to feel. and i was -- i talked to another woman today who said she said merry christmas for the first...
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but that was before newtown. today, he said this. >> never before have we seen our babies slaughtered. it's never happened in america that i can recall ever seeing this type of carnage. anybody. anybody that lives in america, anybody that's a proud gun owner, anybody that's a proud them ber of the nra, they're also proud parents and proud grandparents. they understand. this has changed, where we go from here. everything has to be on the table and i think it will be. >> now is the time, not months from now, not years from now, but now. martin luther king, jr. once says change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability but comes through continuous struggle. it will be a struggle to get gun laws changed. but that doesn't mean we shouldn't fight for it. joining me now is congressman joe courtney, democrat from connecticut and congressman john yomoff, democrat from kentucky. thank you both for coming on the show tonight. >> thanks, reverend. >> let me start with you, congressman, the tragedy happened in your home
but that was before newtown. today, he said this. >> never before have we seen our babies slaughtered. it's never happened in america that i can recall ever seeing this type of carnage. anybody. anybody that lives in america, anybody that's a proud gun owner, anybody that's a proud them ber of the nra, they're also proud parents and proud grandparents. they understand. this has changed, where we go from here. everything has to be on the table and i think it will be. >> now is the...
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, connecticut, and pastor joey newton of the newtown bible church. pastor rocky, you were also a pastor in denver when columbine happened in 1999. what can you tell us about how a community starts to heal from something like this? >> i think it starts to heal right away with the funerals like here today. and community starts to come together. i noticed living in columbine, that was the beginning. those were the beginning signs of the healing that did take weeks after that. >> you know, this i guess is to both of you. we speend a lot of time in the media watching polls and talking about studies about religion and whether it's on the rise or the decline in this country and it all seems like sort of silly calculus after tragedies like this seeing that faith plays a huge role in our daily lives. what do you do as you try to ahempbt communities devastated by events like this through their faith and then also what do you do when people in those communities might be experiencing a crisis of faith because of this? >> well, obviously, i'm a pastor so we're lo
, connecticut, and pastor joey newton of the newtown bible church. pastor rocky, you were also a pastor in denver when columbine happened in 1999. what can you tell us about how a community starts to heal from something like this? >> i think it starts to heal right away with the funerals like here today. and community starts to come together. i noticed living in columbine, that was the beginning. those were the beginning signs of the healing that did take weeks after that. >> you...
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that's randall pinkston in newtown, connecticut. thank you. >>> on the agenda today for many parents and schools all across the country is a lesson now in coping. and it's a topic that many never imagine they would have to discuss with children, some as young as 5. we go to cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran who joins us live with how one bay area school district is handling this very sensitive issue. good afternoon, cate. >> reporter: good afternoon, elizabeth. now, the san francisco unified school district leaders say they understand this is a difficult day for everybody. for some parents, the hardest part of the day was simply letting go of their children's hands as they went to school. time you do -- every time you do it there's a little twinge. but they love it here and they feel safe. so we're trying to foster that and let them know that things happen. >> reporter: bob has two children that go to lakeshore school. >> it's unbelievable. i mean, there's no -- you know, i try to not have avoidance be my main defense but in this case th
that's randall pinkston in newtown, connecticut. thank you. >>> on the agenda today for many parents and schools all across the country is a lesson now in coping. and it's a topic that many never imagine they would have to discuss with children, some as young as 5. we go to cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran who joins us live with how one bay area school district is handling this very sensitive issue. good afternoon, cate. >> reporter: good afternoon, elizabeth. now, the san francisco...
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and now, more in newtown from rick. rick: these are obviously heartbreaking and challenging days for the community. the weeks and months and years ahead will remain that way as jonathan discussed, the sandy hook elementary school still is a crime scene so there are efforts underway to find another place for the kids to go to school. because police were at the school today they were there to supervise the moving vans rolled up to move out the furniture and desks and other supplies from the school that could be moved to another location. that location is in a town of monroe about 15 miles away where the sandy hook survivors are expected to go back to school later this week. you mention the two funerals being held today, two six-year-old boys including jack pinto, who was remembered here in newtown as loving and a giving spirit and determination, also noah with his funeral attended by the governor and many others including his twin sister and older sister who both attended sandy hook and survived. the funerals will stretch
and now, more in newtown from rick. rick: these are obviously heartbreaking and challenging days for the community. the weeks and months and years ahead will remain that way as jonathan discussed, the sandy hook elementary school still is a crime scene so there are efforts underway to find another place for the kids to go to school. because police were at the school today they were there to supervise the moving vans rolled up to move out the furniture and desks and other supplies from the...
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other schools in newtown will reopen tomorrow. students who went to santa hook will be place indeed different schools. >>> the tragedy may have changed the political calculus about gun control. a famously gun -- the question the right to own assault weapons. news4's steve handelsman took an eye-opening visit to a northern virginia gun store today. >> reporter: at a gun shop in chantilly, virginia, tim was shooting an assault-style rifle like the one used. tim opposes any new bans. >> basically you are punishing with the ban on the law-abiding citizens. the law still says i can own an assault weapon. >> new york mayor michael bloomberg is leading the push to change federal laws, to curb new sales of assault weapons and large-capacity clips. >> this is an outrage. we are killing each other, we're the only industrialized country in the world doing it. >> reporter: in connecticut sunday president obama vowed action, but nothing specific. >> in an effort aimed at preventing more tragedies like this. >> reporter: hundreds today went to
other schools in newtown will reopen tomorrow. students who went to santa hook will be place indeed different schools. >>> the tragedy may have changed the political calculus about gun control. a famously gun -- the question the right to own assault weapons. news4's steve handelsman took an eye-opening visit to a northern virginia gun store today. >> reporter: at a gun shop in chantilly, virginia, tim was shooting an assault-style rifle like the one used. tim opposes any new...
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let's go to bill in newtown. bill: we are just a few hours away from the first of dozens of funerals to begin here in newtown in sandy hook, connecticut. we know the first responders possibly saved even more lives as hundreds of rounds of ammunition unused were found inside that school. that is next when we continue on the tragedy here at sandy hook in a moment. we're all having such a great year in the gulf, we've dided to put aside our rivalry. 'cause all our states are great. and now is when the gulf gets even bett. the beaches and waters couldn't be more beautil. take a boat ride or just lay in the sun. enjoy the wildlife and natural beauty. and don't forget our amazing seafood. soome to the gulf, you'll have a great time. especially in alabama. you mean mississippi. that's florida. say louisiana or there's no dessert. brought to you by bp and all of us who ca the gulf home. bill: we know the attack lasted only ten minutes and it was the sirens of the first responders that forced the killer to turn his own gu
let's go to bill in newtown. bill: we are just a few hours away from the first of dozens of funerals to begin here in newtown in sandy hook, connecticut. we know the first responders possibly saved even more lives as hundreds of rounds of ammunition unused were found inside that school. that is next when we continue on the tragedy here at sandy hook in a moment. we're all having such a great year in the gulf, we've dided to put aside our rivalry. 'cause all our states are great. and now is when...